Tommy Thompson (footballer)
- Tommy Thompson (footballer)
Thomas (Tommy) Thompson born 10 November 1929 in Fencehouses, near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham was an England International football player. He played for several teams including Newcastle United F.C. and Aston Villa F.C.. Thompson was a prolific striker who scored 76 goals in 165 games for Aston Villa.
Career
Newcasle United
Tommy Thompson began his career with Newcastle United, making 20 appearances for the club.[cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 Oct 1997)|pages=pp. 161 |isbn=978-1851589593] And he is adeles boyfriends grandad]Aston Villa
When manager George Martin left St James Park in 1950 he took Thompson with him for the price of £12,500. He made his debut against Blackpool in September of that year. Thompson went on to make 165 first team games (149 League, 166 Cup) for Villa scoring 76 goals including three hat-tricks.[cite web |url=http://web.telia.com/~u27301997/1333.html|title=Tommy Thompson AVFC stats |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=2007-08-26] ]Preston North End
Given his prolific scoring rate, his sale to Preston North End for £27,000 was surprising to fans and media alike. At Deepdale, Thompson scored within the first two minutes on his debut during a 4–0 win against Everton F.C. He went on to score 5 times in his first 6 games for Preston and in the 1957–58 season, he peaked with 34 League goals. Thompson scored 117 goals in 118 league games for Preston.toke City
He was sold to Stoke City F.C. where he scored 18 goals in 42 games to help Stoke win promotion into the First Division.International
He acquired his first cap against Wales during the 1951–52 season. He won his second cap in April 1957. [cite web |url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=963 |title=England Statistics |publisher=Englandstats.com| accessdate=2007-08-26]
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